11:15 – 11:40 AM
Tableau Talks 
H'ART Museum | Chez Matisse 
Curator Birgit Boelens discusses Matisse's search for different ways of depicting the figure, from recognisable female models to increasingly free forms. Through both painting and sculpture, we follow how body, line, space and expression develop. 

12:00 – 12:25 PM
Tableau Talks 
Protected or Contaminated? The Use of Tattoos in the Middle Ages 
Dr. Wendelien van Welie gives a lecture on the use of tattoos in the Middle Ages, prompted by the remarkable tattoo on a painting in the Amsterdam Museum. 

12:30 – 12:55 PM
Tableau Talks 
Nudity at Court: Stadtholders' Wives and Their Image-Building 
Curator Hanna Klarenbeek of Paleis Het Loo gives a lecture on how stadtholders' wives used portraits to shape the image of themselves and of the House of Orange. 

1:00 – 1:45 PM
Amsterdam Art | The Body Speaks 
Amsterdam Art in conversation with artists Bas Kosters of Vriend van Bavink Gallery, Casper Faassen of Bildhalle and Marieke Zwart of m.simons about how they let the human body speak in their art. What does a body say without words? 

2:00 – 2:45 PM (in English)
Being human: Inside and Out 
Art doesn't only touch the eye, but is also experienced through skin, movement and material. Jolien Posthumus, pioneer for Art & Mental Health, talks with artist Alfhild Külper of Rademakers Gallery and Tom Theeuwen of Museum van de Geest about the body as a carrier of identity, memory and inner experience. What can art tell us about the body and mental health? 

3:00 – 3:45 PM
FASHION TALK 
Centraal Museum Utrecht | Keurslijf 
Fashion designer and PAN Amsterdam campaign image-maker Tess van Zalinge has been invited to present her first solo exhibition at the Centraal Museum Utrecht. Founder of buro babet and stichting SIGNAL foundation Babette Kolff, artistic director Bart Rutten and fashion curator Ninke Bloemberg talk with Tess about freedom, form and expression, and about how we can treat fashion more carefully, from design and production to preservation and appreciation.

4:00 – 4:45 PM
Winq Magazine | The Body Beyond the Lines 
Sumit van Lenthe, editor-in-chief of the largest queer magazine in the Netherlands, talks with fashion designer and PAN Amsterdam campaign image-maker Tess van Zalinge and painter Sam Andrea of Vriend van Bavink Gallery about how gender-fluid bodies are shaped and represented in fashion and art. How do artists and designers break through traditional ideas about body and gender? 

5:00 – 5:40 PM
Art Zoo Museum | Anatomy in Denim 
Author and presenter Splinter Chabot talks with Peter van Duinen, director of the Vrije Academie and co-founder of the Art Zoo Museum, and Gwenda van Vliet, Chief Brand Officer of G-STAR, about Anatomic Denim. How do art, science and craftsmanship come together in the Denim Gorilla by the artist duo Darwin, Sinke & Van Tongeren? 

12:00 – 12:45 PM
A Honthorst Rediscovered 
Argento Gallery founder Jaco Pieper talks with portrait specialists Claire van den Donk and Rudi Ekkart and conservator-restorer Jazzy de Groot about the research into a 17th-century portrait of Johan Maurits of Nassau-Siegen. What clues do art-historical research and restoration give about the maker? 

1:00 – 1:45 PM
MUZE & AVROTROS | How to Discover the Art Among the Kitsch: Silver 
Experts from Tussen Kunst en Kitsch and PAN Amsterdam participants Emiel and Esther Aardewerk talk about recognising the value and authenticity of silver objects. Using remarkable pieces, they discuss what hallmarks reveal about an object's origin and age, how to tell antique from modern, and what to look out for when you start collecting. 

2:00 – 2:45 PM
FASHION TALK 
Fashion Under the Microscope 
Art and fashion historian and project coordinator at PAN Amsterdam, Cathelijn Otto, speaks with independent textile restorer Danicia van Glanen-Weijgel and Roberto Luis Martens, curator of Fashion & Popular Culture at the Amsterdam Museum, about the choices and challenges involved in acquiring, preserving, and exhibiting fashion objects. 

3:00 – 3:45 PM
ArtLab x Scheepvaartmuseum | Hidden Stories on Early Modern Globes 
Sanne Frequin of Utrecht University ArtLab and research curator Suze Zijlstra of Het Scheepvaartmuseum investigate the early modern Van Langren globes. What do digital and material-technical techniques reveal about how these globes were made and used? 

4:00 – 5:45 PM
VBCN & Depot | A Look Behind the 'Depot Doors' 
Art adviser Floor Haverkamp talks with Minke van Hooff, Head of Relationship Management and Philanthropy at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, VBCN chair Ali Keles, founder of Lakeside Collection, and Marjolein de Groen of Collectie de Groen about the collaboration of publicly sharing and housing a corporate collection in the depot.

5:00 – 5:45 PM (in English) 
How safe is art in museums? On theft and recovery of artworks
Martha Visser, Chief Governance Officer & General Counsel of the Stedelijk Museum, talks with art detective Arthur Brand, Charlotte Chambers Farah, Client Manager at The Art Loss Register, and lawyer Laurens Kasteleijn about art theft, provenance research and the tracing of stolen objects. What role do registration and international cooperation play, and what do the risks of theft mean for loans and for the public accessibility of museum collections? 

12:00 – 12:45 PM
FASHION TALK 
Amsterdam Fashion Week | New Perspectives in Fashion 
How does the past influence today's and tomorrow's creative process? The designers of Alu Studios and couture label De Fuijter & Van Bruggen talk about fashion of the future and the role of historical inspiration. 

1:00 – 1:45 PM
Museum Kranenburgh | AI-Artist 
What does the combination of AI and art mean for us as humans? Director Barbara Bos enters into conversation with artist Wanda Tuerlinckx and journalist & art critic Edo Dijksterhuis, who curated the exhibition AI-Artist. This exhibition features work by artists who embrace AI, critically question it, or mildly sabotage it.

2:00 – 2:45 PM (in English) 
From Collection to Capital: Understanding Art-Backed Finance 
Sophie Clauwaert, Art Advisor at Puilaetco, talks with Hubert D'Ursel, Director at The Fine Art Group, and Charlotte Chambers Farah, Client Manager at The Art Loss Register, about providing collateralised loans to owners of high-value artworks. They discuss the different phases and highlight the practical considerations. 

3:00 – 3:45 PM
Vereniging Rembrandt | The First Purchase: Where Does a Collection Begin? 
Co-initiator of the Judith Leyster Fund and art consultant Hélène van der Ven talks with young collector Catherine van der Helm and experienced collector Yvette van Dishoeck about the first art purchase and building a collection. What motivates us to collect art, and which choices give direction to a collection? 

4:00 – 4:45 PM
PwC & Rijksmuseum | The Art of Bequeathing 
Kati Wieg, art historian and founder of Wieg Inventory Brokers, talks with Mado Akkersdijk, head of collection donations and bequests at the Rijksmuseum, and Frank Deurvorst, tax adviser and partner at PwC, about insights into, and the practical aspects of leaving a legacy. 

5:00 – 5:45 PM
Parella | Art Works (talk in Carré) 
Art inspires, connects, and brings work environments to life. Birgitte Birnie (ZonMw), Robert de Haan (Van Traa Advocaten), Marieke Daamen (Parella) and Leoni Huisman (Creative Studio) question the true value of art in the workplace.

5:00 – 5:45 PM
UNICEF | Art & Tomorrow 
As a charity partner of PAN Amsterdam 2026, UNICEF brings together art, heritage, and societal impact. During the talk, Wendy Hohmann, Senior Country Officer at JPMorgan Netherlands, and Caroline de Pont, Board Member at Museum de Pont Tilburg, explore how we pass on not only wealth, art, and knowledge, but also values, opportunities, and responsibility for future generations. An inspiring and personal conversation about what we pass on, preserve, and how we invest in the next generation. With the central question: what does the next generation need to grow and shape their future?

6:00 – 6:45 PM
ART FIX | IT'S HER VASE 
Art Fix invites female artists to engage in conversation with journalist Isa Huizing. Artists Bobbi Essers, Sarah van Sonsbeeck, Eva Crebolder, and Tess van Zalinge are invited by Art Fix to transform a vase in their own unique way into a limited edition artwork. The vases appear as a series, creating the basis for a growing collection.

11:15 – 11.45 AM 
Cultoura Café | Paul Klee and the Treasure Chamber of Bern 
Art historian Guus van den Hout delves into the fascinating love-hate relationship between Paul Klee and Switzerland. From his flight from the Nazi regime to his artistic heyday in Bern: how did landscape and surroundings become part of Klee's artistry, and how does that connection still resonate today at the Zentrum Paul Klee? 

12:00 – 12:45 PM 
Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar | How Artists Change the Landscape 
Tristan Schiff, curator of old art and the city collection at Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar, tells the story of Jan van Scorel's sixteenth-century plan to drain the Zijpe and reshape the landscape. How can artists, with their imagination, change the way we look at the landscape? 

1:00 – 1:45 PM 
Landscape as Co-creator 
Artist Claudy Jongstra of Fontana Gallery talks about her artistic practice and her search for a new relationship between humans, art and nature. How can we learn to live in harmony with the world around us? 

2:00 – 2:45 PM (in English)
MANERA | Transforming earth's hidden wonders into art and design 
Editor-in-chief Evelien Reich talks with designers Ori Orisun Merhav and Bart Schilder of Aifungi about how natural materials are shaping the future. 

3:00 – 3:45 PM 
Museum Panorama Mesdag | Nature Matters 
Minke Schat, director of Museum Panorama Mesdag, talks with photographer Jeroen Hofman of Galerie Wouter van Leeuwen about humans and nature in art. From the nature quest of the artist couple Hendrik Willem and Sientje Mesdag and artist Betzy Akersloot-Berg to nature activism avant la lettre, then and now.

4:00 – 4:45 PM 
FASHION TALK 
The Green Times | A New Course for Art and Fashion 
Emma Kloppert, founder of the entrepreneurs' platform The Green Times, talks with artist Meta Struycken of Galerie Weisbard and fashion designer and campaign image-maker Tess van Zalinge about the future of fashion. How can creativity, sustainability and innovation shape the fashion of tomorrow? 

5:00 – 5:45 PM 
MUZE & AVROTROS | How to Discover the Art Among the Kitsch: Paintings 
Experts from Tussen Kunst en Kitsch and PAN Amsterdam participants Willem de Winter and Paul van Rosmalen explain how to recognise the value and authenticity of paintings, using remarkable finds and stories from the valuation table. 

12:00 – 12:45 PM 
The Chair as a Collector's Item 
Titus Darley, furniture manufacturer and collector of remarkable chairs, talks about his RSGA Design Museum full of iconic designs, the source of his endless fascination with the chair, commissioning, and his Rietveld collection with a special provenance. 

1:00 – 1:45 PM 
Collectable Cars 
Bodie Hage, Director of Private Sales at RM Sotheby's, talks with passionate collector Bert Degenaar about the pleasure of collecting and driving special cars. 

2:00 – 2:45 PM 
FASHION TALK 
Harper's Bazaar | Collectible art bags & fashion: what is the future? 
From collectible art bag to being meaningful to a new generation. Cultural changemaker and founder of DAR Cultural Agency Zineb Seghrouchni joins art consultant and Bazaar art journalist Hélène van der Ven, couturier, artist, and entrepreneur Sally Selman, and PAN Amsterdam campaign image maker and couturier Tess van Zalinge in conversation about 'Collectible art & fashion: what is the future?' A welcome by Bazaar editor-in-chief Miluska van 't Lam.

3:00 – 3:45 PM
FASHION TALK 
Fashion & Streetwear Collectibles
High-fashion expert Asma el Ghalbzouri talks with Patta co-founder Edson Sabajo, ELLE's Gigi van de Zwaan and fashion photographer Mounir Raji about iconic crossovers between streetwear and luxury. From the perspectives of brand, media and image, they explore how these collaborations transcend fashion and grow into art collectibles. 

CODART Talks 

4:00 – 4:25 PM
Wonder Walls
Ingmar Reesing, curator at Museum Gouda, tells how Gouda grew into the epicentre of tapestry art, and about the makers and buyers of these prestigious 'mobile frescoes of the North'. 

4:30 – 5:00 PM (in English)
Rembrandt 1632. Creation of a Brand 
Justus Lange, director of the Gemäldegalerie in Kassel, explains how in 1632 Rembrandt established himself as an artist in Amsterdam, built a new network of clients and put his work on the market. 

11:15 - 11:45 AM 
Cultoura Café | Roman Heritage in Algeria 
Author and journalist Jona Lendering takes you through the background of Roman heritage and art in Algeria. In modern Algeria, the Roman presence was long regarded as a precursor to French colonial rule. Today, this part of Algeria's past is receiving the attention it deserves again, both at home and abroad. 

12:00 - 12:45 PM 
VHOK x Roma Aeterna | The Call of Rome 
Art historian Josien Meindertsma speaks with art dealer Niels de Boer and Jonathan den Otter about Dutch artists who were inspired by Italy and the artistic exchange between the two countries.

1:00 - 1:45 PM (in English)
The Living Archive | Memories Beyond The Atlantic 
Joyce Bidouzo, founder of Gallery ILÉ in conversation with Judith van der Kooij, advisor on international cultural cooperation and mobility at Dutch Culture. They will speak about how communities of the African diaspora preserve, transmit, and transform cultural knowledge. “What happens to a place we once left, but that refuses to leave us? Can we ever truly separate where we are , from where we have been?” 

2:00 - 2:45 PM (in English) 
FASHION TALK 
Vlisco | From textile heritage to new cultural narratives 
How can historical archives open up new conversations about identity, memory and heritage? Esther Muñoz Grootveld, Manager Archives & Collections at Vlisco, discusses this with curator and author Catherine E. McKinley and multidisciplinary artist Percy Nii Nortey. Together they explore how the Vlisco archive can offer new perspectives on heritage and connection. 

3:00 – 3:45 PM
Museum van Loon x Imagine IC | New Voices, New Stories 
Victor van Drielen, curator at Museum Van Loon, and Bibi de Vries of Imagine IC talk about participatory work, cultural identity and opening up existing perspectives. Drawing on previous collaborations, they explore how new voices can make existing collections speak differently. 

4:00 - 4:45 PM (in English) 
UNICEF | Art & Identity 
Presenter and journalist Ikenna Azuike speaks with artist Saïdou Dicko of Contour Gallery about migration, identity, and resilience, and about how art can become a language for children who have experienced displacement or are currently living through it.

5:00 - 5:45 PM
UvA x VOX-POP | Herkomst en Horizon: Tussen herinnering en verbeelding 
Cleo Thomas, programme leader at VOX-POP, talks with Mohamed El-Hirech, UvA student-resident at VOX-POP and curator of the exhibition Herkomst en Horizon, and participating artists Redouan Rahmoun and Fatima Oulad Thami about how Moroccan-Dutch migration and cultural identity are remembered, depicted and passed on in art. 

12:00 – 12:45 PM
Art on the Amsterdam Canal Ring 
Board member Martina Halsema takes you through the story of the Grachtenmuseum. Discover how the museum came into being, how it has developed over the years, and how it is now looking ahead to the future. 

1:00 – 1:45 PM
Nieuwe Kerk | Hidden Stories of Queer Amsterdam 
What can objects tell us about a history that had to remain hidden for a long time? Drawing on highlights from the exhibition 'Queer Amsterdam', De Nieuwe Kerk enters into a conversation with archaeologist and art dealer Mieke Zilverberg, glass expert Anna Laméris, author Splinter Chabot, and curator Hélène Webers. 

Vereniging Nederlandse Kunsthistorici (VNK) | Meet the Scholars 

2:00 – 2:45 PM
Whistler Saw the Netherlands. The Netherlands Saw Whistler. 
Renske Suijver, curator at the Van Gogh Museum, gives a lecture on James McNeill Whistler, his fascination with the Netherlands and the influence he had on Dutch artists. 

3:00 – 3:25 PM
Women in Modernism 
Art historian and founder of the Marie Tak van Poortvliet Museum Domburg, Jacqueline van Paaschen-Louwerse, talks about the female artists who were part of the remarkable art scene in Domburg. How do their stories find a place in art history? 

3:30 – 3:55 PM
Masterpiece Amsterdam : The City Depicted in the seventeenth Century 
Norbert Middelkoop, senior curator of paintings, drawings and prints at the Amsterdam Museum, talks about the development of the Amsterdam cityscape in the seventeenth century. From late-medieval gates and towers to large-scale new construction: how did artists depict the rapidly growing city? 

4:00 – 4:25 (in English) 
Grounded in Place, Looking Beyond Sonsbeek 2026 
Amira Gad, Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art at Museum Boijmans van Beuningen and curator of Sonsbeek 2026, gives a lecture on how art in public space can emerge from and respond to the stories, histories, and lived experiences of a place.

4:30 – 5:30 
VNK x PAN Thesis Award 
The nominees give a short presentation, after which the jury announces who has won the PAN Thesis Prize 2026, supported by the PAN Education Fund. 

2:00 - 5:30 PM
Museumboefjes
Children experience art with the Museum Boxes, together with founder Sara Backer of Museumboefjes.

Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar
Go on an adventure with the ToolKID! Explore, draw, look through binoculars, and discover what is hidden in art. With surprising assignments, looking at art becomes an exciting adventure. What will you discover?

UNICEF | Art for Little Explorers 
With Art & Play for Every Child, UNICEF creates space for creativity and expression. Through playing, making, and creating, children discover  their talents, dreams, and their own voice.